James Palmer Jr. knocked a 3-pointer from the top of the key on the first possession of the game and the Huskers never looked back in a wire-to-wire domination of Mississippi Valley State on Tuesday night.

Nebraska rolled deep to Big Ten Media Day on Thursday as Coach Tim Miles brought four players with him to Chicago, and during Nebraska’s hour-long session with the media, Miles and his players touched on a variety of topics including scheduling, an upcoming trip overseas and more.

Most coaches talk about liking their teams at media days, but it really does seem like Tim Miles feels that way about his squad this season and the four guys he brought with him to Chicago for Big Ten Media Day in particular.

With college basketball practices starting up this week, Hail Varsity is breaking down the Nebrasketball roster as the most anticipated season in recent program history approaches. Today, we wrap things up by breaking down the group of newcomers.

With college basketball practice beginning this week, Hail Varsity is breaking down the Nebrasketball roster to give fans an idea of what to expect from the Huskers in 2018-19. First up is the core four: James Palmer Jr., Isaac Copeland, Isaiah Roby and Glynn Watson Jr.

The deadline for underclassmen to withdraw from the NBA Draft and return to school passed on Wednesday and all but one of the Big Ten players who were still testing the waters chose to return for another year of college basketball.

Isaac Copeland has withdrawn from the 2018 NBA Draft and will return to Nebraska for his final season of eligibility, following in the footsteps of teammate James Palmer Jr. who announced his return on Friday.

The 2018 NBA Draft Combine in Chicago officially wrapped up on Sunday. Neither of the Huskers who have declared for the draft were invited, but 10 other Big Ten players did participate and a few of them are facing tough decisions.

Tim Miles held a press conference to introduce new assistant coach Armon Gates on Monday, but he also took a moment to provide an update on juniors James Palmer Jr. and Isaac Copeland who entered their names into the 2018 NBA Draft.